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TripAdvisor unveils next phase of Facebook tie-in, friends of friends included in reviews

By Kevin May | April 11, 2012

Another step away from solely crowd-sourced reviews towards social circle-led content on TripAdvisor following a significant update to its Trip Friends service.... Read More

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Booking.com moves up rankings, nestles in with stalwarts - Top US travel sites, April 7 2012

By PhocusWire | April 11, 2012

Priceline-owned Booking.com is beginning to feature heavily in the list of top travel websites in the US and is now sitting alongside the likes of Hotels.com and Marriott.... Read More

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QR codes take to the slopes, is it just a ski thing?

By Linda Fox | April 11, 2012

On a family ski holiday last week I spotted what seemed like a simple and quirky marketing idea using Quick Response (QR) codes on skis and snowboards... Read More

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TnoozLIVE - next episode: travel tech news and a Big Data special

By Kevin May | April 11, 2012

What's hot (or not) in the world of travel tech in recent weeks? What are the most talked about news items? Who is setting the agenda for the months ahead?... Read More

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What Else? Wanderfly guides, Naughty advertisers, TemptingPlaces, LateRooms bloggers

By PhocusWire | April 11, 2012

Wanderfly unveils 600 new guides, ASA slams British pair, TemptingPlaces and DropGift, LateRooms loves bloggers... A round-up of other stories from across the industry.... Read More

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Delta wins out in Twitter response times analysis

By Linda Fox | April 11, 2012

Airlines have in the main embraced social media although in some cases perhaps because they have been forced to respond to some vociferous consumer conversations... Read More

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Joobili - sad tale of a travel startup with lots of promise that ended up in the deadpool

By Kevin May | April 11, 2012

Remember Joobili, the travel inspiration startup from Europe which had a nifty user interface and the financial backing of high profile tech investor Esther Dyson?... Read More

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Clerk wants to bring the wonders of the cloud to hotels

By Kevin May | April 10, 2012

TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring Chile-based Clerk, a cloud-based technology platform for small and medium-size hotels.... Read More

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Priceline takes on HotelTonight threat at global scale with last-minute service for Booking.com

By Kevin May | April 10, 2012

Buoyed perhaps by the launch of a same-day hotel booking service on its mobile app, Priceline has launched a similar service for its global hotel service Booking.com.... Read More

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Does a good digital strategy ensure profits for hoteliers?

By Glenn Gruber | April 10, 2012

That's what the latest Digital IQ Index report from L2 Think Tank says when it reviewed the "digital competence" of 52 of the world's leading hotel brands.... Read More

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Ryanair and Isango best buddies again, create tour and activity selling service

By Kevin May | April 10, 2012

Ryanair is giving the tour and activity end of its drive to increase ancillary revenues another try - once again through online retailer Isango.... Read More

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What Else? AirAsiaX social promo, AirPlus safari, Expedia new platform, Blackberry Indonesia

By PhocusWire | April 10, 2012

AirAsiaX in curious social promo, AirPlus goes wild on Safari, Expedia unveils new hotel tech platform, Blackberry travel app hits Indonesia... A round-up of other stories from across the industry.... Read More

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Another rumour quashed then - Amadeus backs growing anti-Google lobby

By Kevin May | April 9, 2012

The floodgates have opened - last week's frenzy of activity, when Expedia and then TripAdvisor submitted complaints to the European Commission about Google, has clearly triggered something.... Read More

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Innovative ways airlines are using the new Facebook Timeline

By Viewpoints | April 9, 2012

We recently talked about the Eight steps to driving results for travel brands from the new Facebook Timeline, highlighting some key aspects of the new layout for brands.... Read More

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EveryDayOffers wants to cut out the fat-cat middle-men of flash sales sector

By Kevin May | April 9, 2012

TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring UK-based EveryDayOffers, a deal site which allows suppliers to list offers without paying commission to brokers.... Read More

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